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Hilary Saunders

Hilary Saunders

BONUS TRACKS: Another New One from Willie Nelson, Banjo Lessons from Kaïa Kater, and More Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: Another New One from Willie Nelson, Banjo Lessons from Kaïa Kater, and More Roots Music News

For his his 155th album (according to Texas Monthly) and 78th solo record, Willie Nelson has announced an 11-track tribute to fellow Texas icon Merle Haggard. Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle, which follows a series of covers albums honoring Harlan Howard, Ray Price, George Gershwin, Frank Sinatra, and Rodney Crowell,

No Depression's Best of August 2025

No Depression's Best of August 2025

August was stacked with new music: No Depression tracked 45 roots releases in the longest summer month! Spotlight artist Dean Johnson brought Pacific Northwest clouds to a sunny day (ND feature) and Margo Price (ND review) returned in full country force. Plus, check out more in-depth stories on American music

BONUS TRACKS: Trombone Shorty, Cha Wa, and More Honor 20 Years Since Hurricane Katrina

BONUS TRACKS: Trombone Shorty, Cha Wa, and More Honor 20 Years Since Hurricane Katrina

Today marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina made landfall and battered Southern Louisiana. The Category 3 storm was one of the most destructive in American history, as the levees around New Orleans failed to protect the city from massive flooding, causing more than $100 billion in damages and nearly 2,

SPOTLIGHT: Dean Johnson - "Shake Me" [VIDEO]

SPOTLIGHT: Dean Johnson - "Shake Me" [VIDEO]

Editor's Note: Dean Johnson is No Depression's Spotlight Artist for August 2025. Learn more about the Pacific Northwest singer-songwriter and his new album I Hope We Can Still Be Friends, due out August 22 via Saddle Creek, here. Stay tuned for more from Johnson all month

BONUS TRACKS: New Music from Steve Martin & Alison Brown, Another Surprise from Joshua Ray Walker, Featured Exhibit at the Woody Guthrie Center, and More Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: New Music from Steve Martin & Alison Brown, Another Surprise from Joshua Ray Walker, Featured Exhibit at the Woody Guthrie Center, and More Roots Music News

Beloved actor and banjoist Steve Martin and record label maven and banjoist Alison Brown announced a collaborative album, Safe, Sensible and Sane, due out October 17 via Compass Records. The record includes a number of guest artists, including Jackson Browne, Vince Gill, The Indigo Girls, Tim O’Brien, Jason Mraz,

In The Deep End With Tift Merritt

In The Deep End With Tift Merritt

Tift Merritt has always been one of the most thoughtful songwriters in roots music. After 20 years, the North Carolina-based musician is revisiting her breakthrough, Grammy-nominated LP, Tambourine, remastering it and reissuing it on vinyl for the first time in years. Additionally, Merritt dug up a 10-song collection of previously

BONUS TRACKS: Updates from the FreshGrass Foundation and More Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: Updates from the FreshGrass Foundation and More Roots Music News

The FreshGrass Foundation, No Depression's nonprofit publisher for the last 10 years, share two big announcements this week. First, the finalists for the FreshGrass Awards have been named. These awards, which total more than $20,000 and showcase the best up-and-coming roots music talent, have been a cornerstone